Once upon a time...

...when I was 14 years old, my friend, Sharon, said to me, "Let's go watch Kim (her boyfriend) practice football."  I told her I would...and then she told me there was someone she wanted me to meet.  His name was Ron and he was Kim's best friend.

 She showed me some pictures of him...with his 18+" neck from playing football... and his long blond hair...

We went to the school.  Parked behind the football field.  Watched them practice.

Up walks Kim and Ron ... over to where we were... we talked awhile...then decided to go to the Dairy Queen. On the way to the DQ, I told Sharon I was going to marry him...someday! 

I don't remember what all we talked about...but what I do remember is that Ron called me the next day...asked if I wanted to go out.  "Yes..."   We went to a movie, 'Joe', and to eat pizza...

and we started dating....

Today, we've been married 35 years...that's after dating for what seemed like an eternity.  There were lots of ups, downs, ups, downs.... he's my best friend.  I love that he has known all of my family..he knew my dad, he knew Mimi, he knew Aunt Jane and Uncle Charlie...he knows my history.  I know his.  How special is that?

We've lived in Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Oregon, and now California...

We now have 4 grandchildren from our 3 children... our families have grown...lots of nieces and nephews and inlaws and outlaws :)

and it all started when I was 14 years old and he was 15.

Happy Anniversary to my guy!

May 12th haircut

 On May 12th, I asked my baby girl if I could PLEASE take our little man to get a haircut...

She said, 'Of course."  Well, she might have said "Sure." 

 Off my little man and I went. 

It is amazing to me how good he is when he's getting his hair cut.  In the bathtub, oh my gosh, will he get mad and scream if I get his hair wet.  I have to do it gradually.  If I comb his hair, he'll usually mess it right up with his hand. 

Not here...he's totally compliant...

 She squirted his head first...he didn't mind at all...

 She was even using a little razor/buzzing thing to go around his ears.  He looked at it when she first turned it on...she told him it didn't hurt and put it against his arm... No problem!

 

He DID love the car...the red car... the red car that 'doesn't have an "H" for Honda!" as he was looking at the hood.

 Look at my little man with his new haircut! 

 As we were walking to the car, I looked at him and thought...he looks so grown up!

He didn't even mess it up...until Sunday morning when I tried to comb it before William's dedication!

Oh well...

Aria

 On Mother's Day, at William's dedication, I met Aria for the first time...

 Aria's parents are Carla and Alan, friends of Lindsey and Donnie....

 

I've known Carla for quite awhile, and Alan... but this little angel, I hadn't met...

Her mama was giving her kisses...

 I obviously had my camera... and loved playing with these in PSE9!  These last two pictures were SOOC (Straight Out Of the Camera)... 

 

What a precious little one!

Sunday afternoon

 It was a beautiful day!  I think it was 63 degrees, sunny, and no wind.

 My guy was outside working in the yard...which is just beautiful!

 

 I went out and joined him after I made a pinhole camera... There was a solar eclipse happening about 6:30 p.m. and we were hoping to see it.  I got the camera ready, my guy got us a margarita.

 Unfortunately, the high clouds came in...making seeing an eclipse a bit difficult...

 The pinhole camera...and a margarita...

 My guy was trying to see if he could see the eclipse...

 We both kept hoping...

 It kept getting brighter outside, so we'd  hope the clouds would leave the area of the sun...

 

Part of it, we were able to see...it looked like a bite had been taken out of the sun, but then...

 more clouds....

 Here's the sun inside the camera....

 Oh well, we tried.... we kept checking the pinhole camera, not wanting to look at the sun, even though it was tempting!  There were warnings all over the internet to NOT look at the sun at all, or risk damage to your eyes...

 

We finally gave up, just enjoyed the backyard...

 

then went for a walk... and called it a night!